⁴² Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.^[a]”^(A)

⁴³ Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”^(B)

⁷ “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child^(A) and do not know how to carry out my duties. ⁸ Your servant is here among the people you have chosen,^(B) a great people, too numerous to count or number.^{(C) 9} So give your servant a discerning^(D) heart to govern your people and to distinguish^(E) between right and wrong. For who is able^(F) to govern this great people of yours?”

¹⁰ The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. ¹¹ So God said to him, “Since you have asked^(G) for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment^(H) in administering justice, ¹² I will do what you have asked.^(I) I will give you a wise^(J) and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. ¹³ Moreover, I will give you what you have not^(K) asked for—both wealth and honor^(L)—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal^(M) among kings. ¹⁴ And if you walk^(N) in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”^(O)

¹² In him and through faith in him we may approach God^(A) with freedom and confidence.^(B)

⁶ But Christ is faithful as the Son^(A) over God’s house. And we are his house,^(B) if indeed we hold firmly^(C) to our confidence and the hope^(D) in which we glory.

¹⁶ Let us then approach^(A) God’s throne of grace with confidence,^(B) so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

³⁵ So do not throw away your confidence;^(A) it will be richly rewarded.

²¹ Dear friends,^(A) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God^(B)

¹⁴ This is the confidence^(A) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.^{(B) 15} And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know^(C) that we have what we asked of him.^(D)